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Life hit Pat and Tammy McLeod hard when their son Zach collapsed on a high school football field; he had sustained a severe brain injury. This accident led the family into the world of ambiguous loss. Ambiguous loss is a loss that occurs without closure or clear understanding. This kind of loss leaves a person searching for answers, and thus complicates and delays the process of grieving, and often results in unresolved grief.

“Type One: Occurs when there is physical absence with psychological presence. This includes situations when a loved one is physically missing or bodily gone.

Type Two: Occurs when there is psychological absence with physical presence. In this second type of ambiguous loss, a loved one is psychologically absent—that is, emotionally or cognitively missing.

Pat and Tammy McLeod serve as Harvard Chaplains for Cru, an interdenominational Christian ministry. Tammy is also the Director of College Ministry at Park Street Church in Boston. She received her MA in Spiritual Formation from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. Pat holds an MA in Theological Studies from the International School of Theology, and an MA in Science and Religion and a PhD in Practical Theology from Boston University. Pat and Tammy have been married for more than three decades and are parents to four grown children.

You can find and purchase Pat and Tammy's book Hit Hard at:

https://patandtammymcleod.com/

Visit our blog for more details on the interviewer and interviewees at https://tckvof.wordpress.com/

Music: Mattioli Prelude by Martijn de Boer (NiGiD) (c) copyright 2015 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/NiGiD/50958 Ft: Mario Mattioli (Keyborg)

Life hit Pat and Tammy McLeod hard when their son Zach collapsed on a high school football field; he had sustained a severe brain injury. This accident led the family into the world of ambiguous loss. Ambiguous loss is a loss that occurs without closure or clear understanding. This kind of loss leaves a person searching for answers, and thus complicates and delays the process of grieving, and often results in unresolved grief.

“Type One: Occurs when there is physical absence with psychological presence. This includes situations when a loved one is physically missing or bodily gone.

Type Two: Occurs when there is psychological absence with physical presence. In this second type of ambiguous loss, a loved one is psychologically absent—that is, emotionally or cognitively missing.

Pat and Tammy McLeod serve as Harvard Chaplains for Cru, an interdenominational Christian ministry. Tammy is also the Director of College Ministry at Park Street Church in Boston. She received her MA in Spiritual Formation from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. Pat holds an MA in Theological Studies from the International School of Theology, and an MA in Science and Religion, and a PhD in Practical Theology from Boston University. Pat and Tammy have been married for more than three decades and are parents to four grown children.

You can find and purchase Pat and Tammy's book Hit Hard at:

https://patandtammymcleod.com/

Visit our blog for more details on the interviewer and interviewees at https://tckvof.wordpress.com/

Music: Doxent Zsigmond - Forest Dreams - Stjørdal Winter Mix by Fex (c) copyright 2020 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/Fex/61925

Today our Panel is all "Hidden Immigrants." Hidden Immigrants look alike but think differently. Most TCK's are hidden immigrants when they go back to their "passport" culture but some are also hidden immigrants in both their passport and host cultures.

Panelists: Dana Jackson, David Rojas, and Luke Burch with Elizabeth Norvell as your interviewer

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Music: Wholesome by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5050-wholesome License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

You don't just have to live overseas to be a TCK. Our panel today had a TCK experience because their parents lived in other countries and they understand what it is like living in between worlds.

Panelists: Anthony Lee, Makda Negusse, and Sophia Abraham with Elizabeth Norvell is the interviewer.

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Music: Bossa Noir for Nights by Stefan Kartenberg (c) copyright 2020 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/JeffSpeed68/61806 Ft: Martijn de Boer (NiGiD), Javolenus

How much did your expectations of what transition was going to look like match what actually happened? What did you feel you were gaining and losing in transition? What kinds of emotions did you have in preparing for your transition? What did you feel before/during/after? Join Elizabeth, Amy, Sharon, and Susan in their adventures of transitions and losses.

Panelists:

Susan Hu: born and raised in USA till sixth grade; moved to Shanghai, China for six years; currently lives in New Jersey;

Amy Schulte: Originally from USA; grew up in Palestine and France; just moved back from three years in Italy; currently lives in Saint Louis, MO;

Sharon Kumar: born in Oman; family originally from India; moved to USA when 12 years old; currently lives in Boston, MA.

Interviewer:

Elizabeth Norvell: missionary kid who grew up in the Philippines and USA; currently life in transit location wise.

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Music:

East to West, Casting Crowns